How bad is Roy Williams?

Poor Roy Williams. He just can’t understand why the media think’s he’s such a liability in coverage.

“I’m in a lose-lose situation,” Williams told reporters in Irving on Thursday. “I’m damned if I do and I’m damned if I don’t. You guys (reporters) get paid to criticize us, and a lot of viewers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are reading that, and it makes me look like I’m a bad person, as far as not doing my job on the field. It’s not cool.”

Hope Roy didn’t see the following exchange on ESPN.com between Chris Mortensen and a reader named Mike from Dallas:

Mike: My buddy said that not only is Roy Williams the most overrated player in the NFL, he’s no better than the sixth-best safety in his own division, behind (Brian) Dawkins, (Sean) Considine, (LeRon) Landry, (Shawn) Taylor and (Adrian) Wilson. Is he nuts?

Mortensen: No, he’s not nuts. The consensus of coaches and personnel men around the NFL is that Williams is not a Pro Bowl-caliber safety. They say he is a liability in pass coverage and that he too frequently misses his “gap” responsiblities in the running game. He is a physical player, and he does bring energy to the team, so I wouldn’t denigrate him too much. But I would definitely take Sean Taylor, Adrian Wilson and a healthy Brian Dawkins over him.”